SBC100W

100 Watt Solar Battery Charger for Li-Ion and Ni-NH / Ni-Cad Batteries

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Overview

Sustainable electrical sources like solar photovoltaic arrays are becoming increasingly important as alternatives to fossil fuels, but it is not always easy to apply. Successful application of sustainable energy sources therefore depends on strict attention to efficiency in both power conversion and energy storage.

Ordinary battery chargers, even efficient ones, do an imperfect job of squeezing the last milli-watt from sustainable sources over realistic combinations of ambient and battery conditions.

 

The SBC100W addresses this problem by continuously optimizing the interface between the solar array and battery using "Maximum Power Point Tracking" (MPPT) techniques and switch mode technology. This makes the SBC100W very small in size, lightweight and reliable. The SBC100W uses internal processor for more flexibility in charger feature design and therefore have many advance features, which are not found in conventional chargers.

Features

· Very small size and light weight 

· Wide range inputs from DC sources or from solar photovoltaic arrays 

· Low voltage start (can charge deeply discharged battery) 

· Voltage and current limit 

· Short circuit protections 

· Can charge up to four batteries simultaneously

· Automatic accommodation for illumination intensity

· Flexible charging algorithm, using internal programmable microcontroller

 

General Specifications

 Type of batteries to be charged
Ni-Cd / Ni-MH Simultaneously two MIL/TNC-2188 or equivalent
Li-Ion Simultaneously two NI2040 or equivalent at the same time
Power source
From solar photovoltaic arrays Simultaneously two UNI-PAC-30 or equivalent
From external DC power source 10VDC-30VDC
Charge power 100Watt max
Charging mode for the Ni-Cd batteries
Constant current mode 0.1Amp, 0.5Amp, 1Amp
Charging mode for the Li-Ion batteries
Constant current mode 0.1Amp, 0.8Amp, 1.6Amp, 2.5Amp
Constant voltage mode 12.6V
Miscellaneous
Interface to the Li-Ion batteries Via SMB Interface
System Controlled by Programmable Microcontroller with internal FLASH memory
Charger efficiency >85%
Circuit protection

According to MIL STD 1275A

Over voltage protection for the inputs

Over current protection for the outputs

EMI/RFI filters

Over temperature protection

Operating Temperature Range 0 - 50°C
Dimensions (L x W x H) 320 x270 x100 mm

Application

Mobile army-units        Communications (field radio, mobile phones) 
TV's Heating pads
Professional photographers Indoor/Outdoor lighting
Portable audio devices Portable computers
Emergency power  
 

 

 

 

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